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Jobs & commute in Marion

Marion has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; the Utah average is 22, the U.S. 26. There are 82 jobs in Marion, against 285 working residents. For 8% of workers, the job is at home; Utah has 18%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

82 jobs based here
Household income
$83K
median · Utah $95K
Poverty
8.6%
Utah 8.5%
Unemployment
0.0%
Utah 3.6% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
29 min
Utah 22 · U.S. 26
Work in town
2%
6 of 285 working residents
Work from home
8%
Utah 18% · U.S. 15%
What stands out · In brief

Marion and work: the main findings

3jobs for every ten working residents29 minaverage commute · UT 22

Marion is a place people come home to

There are 82 jobs based in Marion, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓

Marion workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 22 across Utah. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Marion

On a workday 279 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.

279live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
76work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night830
Workday630
830live here− 280head out to work+ 76come in to work= 630on a workday

About 630 people are in Marion on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.29jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

A commute of about 29 minutes in Marion

A year of commuting
219 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Marion29 min
Utah22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
9%

of Marion workers work from home, vs 18% across Utah. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Marion gets to work
90%Drive alone
10%Carpool

Share of the 291 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Utah: 82% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

The commute map

15% of working residents work in Kamas

Grand Junction: 6 residents work here (2%)Kamas: 43 residents work here (15%)FrancisMidvaleOakley: 17 residents work here (6%)South Salt Lake: 9 residents work here (3%)Murray: 6 residents work here (2%)MillcreekHeber: 8 residents work here (3%)Park City: 28 residents work here (10%)OremWest Valley CityDraper: 9 residents work here (3%)West JordanSalt Lake City: 25 residents work here (9%)MarionSnyderville: 7 residents work here (2%)KamasPark CitySalt Lake CityOakleySouth Salt LakeDraperMarion
1
Kamas2.2 mi away
15%43
2
Park City11.5 mi away
10%28
3
Salt Lake City34.6 mi away
9%25
4
Oakley4 mi away
6%17
5
South Salt Lake32.6 mi away
3%9
6
Draper33.3 mi away
3%9
7
Heber11.2 mi away
3%8
8
Snyderville14 mi away
2%7
9
Grand Junction, CO180.9 mi away
2%6
10
Murray32 mi away
2%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%127
The top trips

Where Marion clocks in

15% of workers
2.2 mi awayKamas43 Marion residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
11.5 mi awayPark City28 Marion residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
34.6 mi awaySalt Lake City25 Marion residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 65% of the jobs in Marion

Jobs based in MarionJobs Marion residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms65%19%
Trade, transport & utilities12%19%
Services: health, schools, offices23%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%24%
Over $3,333 a month52%56%

Who does it

29 or younger24%27%
30 to 5451%48%
55 and older24%25%
+32%

Jobs based in Marion, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 82. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marion’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The distance from Marion to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKamas: 15% · 2.2 miPark City: 10% · 11.5 miSalt Lake City: 9% · 34.6 miOakley: 6% · 4 miSouth Salt Lake: 3% · 32.6 miDraper: 3% · 33.3 miHeber: 3% · 11.2 miSnyderville: 2% · 14 miGrand Junction: 2% · 180.9 miMurray: 2% · 32 miKamas 15%Park City 10%Salt Lake City 9%Oakley 6%South Salt Lake 3%Marion
MarionTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi86 residents
19%10–24 mi54 residents
37%25–50 mi104 residents
13%Over 50 mi38 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Marion and its neighbors: 15% work next door

Kamas: 15% of workers work hereKamasMarion
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Kamas15% of Marion works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownMarion workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Marion–——29 min$82,826
Kamas15%A−B24 min$96,638

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Kamas. Darker towns draw more of Marion’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Marion: questions

What is the median household income in Marion?

$82,826 (±$79,076) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $95,166 across Utah and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Marion?

8.6%, against 8.5% across Utah and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Marion?

29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Utah and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Marion work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kamas (15%, 2 mi), Park City (10%, 12 mi), Salt Lake City (9%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Marion without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Marion, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Marion

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.